Lamar County School District
A public school district in Purvis, Mississippi, with 17 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 10,318
- Students enrolled
- 778.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,480.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,188
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 10,318 in 2024–25
- Ranks 858th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 6th of 152 in Mississippi. Larger than 95% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,188 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 10% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Lamar County School District spent $11,188 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,029 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $11,188 | $115.0 million | 10,276 |
| FY2022 | $10,063 | $103.9 million | 10,325 |
| FY2021 | $9,312 | $95.9 million | 10,298 |
| FY2020 | $8,779 | $94.1 million | 10,718 |
| FY2019 | $8,527 | $90.6 million | 10,624 |
| FY2018 | $8,267 | $82.1 million | 9,933 |
| FY2017 | $8,283 | $81.9 million | 9,893 |
| FY2016 | $7,870 | $78.7 million | 9,996 |
| FY2015 | $7,801 | $76.5 million | 9,808 |
| FY2014 | $7,807 | $74.7 million | 9,569 |
| FY2013 | $7,724 | $72.6 million | 9,404 |
| FY2012 | $7,392 | $68.4 million | 9,251 |
| FY2011 | $7,277 | $65.7 million | 9,022 |
| FY2010 | $7,729 | $66.5 million | 8,606 |
| FY2009 | $7,886 | $64.8 million | 8,215 |
| FY2008 | $8,278 | $65.0 million | 7,853 |
| FY2007 | $7,241 | $55.7 million | 7,697 |
| FY2006 | $6,686 | $50.3 million | 7,517 |
| FY2005 | $6,029 | $43.4 million | 7,191 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $22.9 million | 17.0% |
| State | $67.8 million | 50.3% |
| Local | $44.2 million | 32.8% |
| Total | $134.9 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
17 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Baxterville School | 217 |
| Bellevue Elementary | 1,145 |
| Jefferson/Todd Alternative Program | 0 |
| Lamar Co Voc Tech Center | 0 |
| Longleaf Elementary | 787 |
| Lumberton Elementary School | 287 |
| Lumberton High School | 268 |
| Oak Grove Elementary | 758 |
| Oak Grove High School | 1,750 |
| Oak Grove Middle School | 1,160 |
| Purvis High School | 614 |
| Purvis Lower Elementary | 448 |
| Purvis Middle School | 447 |
| Purvis Upper Elementary | 377 |
| Sumrall Elementary School | 960 |
| Sumrall High School | 616 |
| Sumrall Middle School | 484 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 13
- NCES district ID
- 2802400
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Mississippi — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Mississippi — A to Z, each with its page.
- Mississippi on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved